Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Southwold

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
X2901
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on an operation to Magdeburg. Due to a fuel exhaustion, the captain was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed on a beach at Southwold and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
F/L D. W. F. Barker,
F/O R. Anderson,
Sgt A. H. Evans,
P/O Fleming.
Probable cause:
Emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Stradishall: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1940 at 1440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7840
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll at RAF Stradishall, the airplane went out of control. It swerved on runway, veered off to the right and eventually collided with a hangar, bursting into flames. Four crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew (214th Squadron):
F/O Charles William A. Haughton Rafter, pilot, †
Sgt D. J. Capel, pilot,
Sgt George William Hunt, copilot, †
Sgt Richard Samuel Eastment, observer, †
Sgt Clifford A. Hellewell, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Sgt C. D. Pownie.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA at RAF Honington

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N2942
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at RAF Honington. For unknown reasons, the airplane landed at high speed, overshot and crashed into a pile of bricks. All crew members evacuated safely.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wattisham

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1940 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9310
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wattisham at 2340LT on October 7 on operation 'Invasion Ports'. While returning to its base at night and completing a sharp turn in an attempt to land, the aircraft went out of control and crashed short of runway. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/Lt H. J. Lyon,
Sgt G. Hardwick,
Sgt F. Henry.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Honington

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7896
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 1831LT on a bombing mission to Berlin. While flying over the North Sea, the aircraft was badly shout about by an enemy night-fighter and the captain decided to fly back and to divert to RAF Honington. After touchdown, the aircraft went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. All six crew members were uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew (99th Squadron):
P/O Topham +5.
Probable cause:
Badly shot about by enemy fire and crash landed.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Lowestoft: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 2, 1940 at 0246 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3282
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 1820LT on October 1st on an operation to Berlin. While returning to its base at night, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Lowestoft. All six crew members were killed and no bodies were recovered.
Crew:
F/Lt Charles Douglas Fox,
Sgt Donald Bannerman Fleming,
Sgt Charles Hugh Le Blanc Newbery,
Sgt John Devine Robertson,
Sgt Reginald Philip Sweett,
Sgt Ronald Edwin Thompson.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Wattisham: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1940 at 2030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N6191
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
MSN:
9290
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed upon takeoff at 2030LT from RAF Wattisham, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured. The airplane was engaged in an invasion ports mission. Other ground crew were injured by several explosions.
Crew:
Sgt Jack Edwin Merrett, pilot,
Sgt Sidney Walters, wireless operator,
Those injured were:
Sgt A. G. Byron,
AC1 T. R. Stevens,
LAC R. H. Bessey,
LAC J. Clough,
AC1 H. H. Trow,
W/C L. F. Sinclair.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Honington: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1940 at 0250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T2472
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2125LT on September 28 on an operation to Hanau. On the return flight, while approaching the airbase at night, the aircraft crashed. Both pilots were killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
P/O Michael Ivor Nichols, pilot, †
F/Lt Anthony Howard Caldicott Cox, pilot, †
P/O C. M. Gamon,
Sgt H. G. Beckman,
Sgt A. MacPherson,
Sgt A. Holmes.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC at RAF Newmarket

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7868
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket on an operation to Calais. Just after takeoff, it went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. The bomb-load exploded and the aircraft was destroyed. All six crew members were injured.
Crew (99th Squadron):
P/O J. R. Hoppe,
P/O H. G. Deforest,
Sgt J. E. Gale,
F/O F. H. Vivian,
Sgt R. E. Bush,
P/O J. H. M. Davis.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Lowestoft

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
P4290
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Szczecin (Stettin), Poland. It was ditched off Lowestoft after running out of fuel. The crew were saved, uninjured, by a passing patrol vessel.
Crew:
P/O D. Romans,
P/O A. R. Kerr,
Sgt H. Logan,
Sgt Simons.
Probable cause:
Ditched after running out of fuel.